911 briefs -- Published April 20, 2014

LODI - Supporters of a Gulf War veteran who was shot to death by Lodi police held a "Justice for Parminder Shergill" town hall meeting Saturday evening in Lodi.

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LODI - Supporters of a Gulf War veteran who was shot to death by Lodi police held a "Justice for Parminder Shergill" town hall meeting Saturday evening in Lodi.

The meeting was held at the Lodi Gurdwara on North West Lane. Organizers said supporters gathered to discuss Shergill's death and ask questions that have not been answered by authorities.

Shergill, 43, was shot and killed by Lodi police officers Jan. 25 near his home on Elderica Way. The officers responded to the area on a report of a disturbance involving Shergill, who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. They said they shot Shergill when he charged them with a knife, but Shergill's supporters aren't convinced that is true.

"The community must be informed and must continue to seek justice and answers to our questions," Palvinder Kaur, one of the event's organizers, said in a news release. "Unfortunately, the case of Parminder Shergill is not one that stands alone. With ever increasing reports of servicemen and women returning from their tours of service with PTSD, we want to create a public dialogue on the importance of properly training police officials. There are serious questions that need to be answered by the Lodi police."

STOCKTON - A 14-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by shooting Saturday morning in south Stockton, police said.

The boy was walking near East Eighth and Scribner streets shortly before 10 a.m. when he heard several gunshots coming from a blue, older-model vehicle with tinted windows, possibly a Toyota, authorities said. The boy then realized he had been shot, officers said.

The boy was taken to a hospital to be treated for a non-life-threatening injury, police said.

The gunman was described as a black man about 19 years old with long curly hair, officers said. He was accompanied by a passenger who was described as 19 years old and heavyset, police said.

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